Coming and Going

‘In the images he’s amassed over a lifetime, Goldberg shows the beauty and sorrow of everyday existence.’ The New York Times 

‘Coming and Going brims with energy and life as it tracks the joy of first love, marriage, the birth of his daughter … Goldberg is a master of juxtaposition, both formal and emotional, the result often jolting as well as revealing.’ The Observer

‘His collaging takes readers on a roller-coaster through his life: climbing and then plummeting to leave you giddy, only to slowly ascend and offer a view over the landscape below.’ The Financial Times

‘With his unique technique mixing photos, collages and texts, he creates a vibrant eulogy of the moment, which questions memory as much as history.’ Le Monde 

‘Jim Goldberg publishes a resounding and intricate monograph full of emotion.’ El País 

‘Sometimes, it’s the details that break your heart … this is what the American photographer manages to [show] with Coming and Going.’ la Repubblica

‘Coming and Going spills open like a thousand-piece puzzle without a box, inviting us to make sense of the frenetic chaos of life without the conventional comforts of the three-arc narrative that defines most autobiographies.’ AnOther 

‘Visually it resembles a family scrapbook but feels more textured and alive than static pages, so perhaps it’s more accurate to treat it like a home movie or a spiritual twin to Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun.’ Creative Review 

‘This tomb of a photobook is a wonderful combination of visual art and memoir, forging new connections between pictures and words.’ Hotshoe Magazine  

‘Essentially a 183-page collage, the book is profoundly life-affirming and also, by turns, gut-wrenching in its depiction of life’s contingencies.’ Ursula Magazine 

‘[Goldberg] turns the light on himself … The result is as intricate as it is bold – some parts oozing satire, others daringly vulnerable.’ 032c 

‘It’s deeply fascinating what this book does to you. It draws you in, pushes you out again with secrets that we as outsiders cannot understand.’ A Visual Zine

‘Goldberg is fiercely original … Like spending a night with a speed freak – or an artist/autobiographer who doesn’t want to leave anything out. This reader wouldn’t have it any other way.’ Photograph Magazine 

‘The intention was to create a book with a cinematic character and the aim of helping the viewer navigate [a] life. He succeeded.’ Il Giornale Dell’Arte 

‘[There] are births, deaths, and marriages. There is love, loss, and separation, there is heartbreak and confusion, and the burden of having to deal with the constant emotional turmoil of life.’ pHMuseum

‘Goldberg views photography as a means to both preserve and appreciate the experiences of being human.’ Vigour Times 

‘There’s a sense of free association in Coming and Going, reminiscent of improvisational jazz.’ Photobook Journal 

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